1986 Sovran Bank 500

Race 8 of 29

Martinsville
500 laps
Time of race: 3:25:15
Average speed of winner: 76.882 mph
Margin of victory: 1 lap + 6 sec.
Lead changes: 15 among 8 drivers
Cautions: 7 for 33 laps
Lap leaders: Richmond 1-13, D. Waltrip 14-46, Bonnett 47-51, Ellis 52-87, Earnhardt 88-141, D. Waltrip 142-205, Gant 206-235, Earnhardt 236-238, Gant 239-291, Rudd 292-293, Earnhardt 294, Rudd 295-302, Earnhardt 303-346, Rudd 347-350, Bodine 351, Rudd 352-500

Race notes: Debut for Jerry Cranmer and Mike Skinner.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	4	Ricky Rudd	15	Motorcraft	Ford	Moore	Moore		500	4	163	running	40850	185
2	10	Joe Ruttman	26	Quaker State	Buick	Bernstein	McReynolds		499	0	0	running	17325	170
3	7	Terry Labonte	44	Piedmont Airlines	Oldsmobile	Hagan			496	0	0	running	17125	165
4	16	Alan Kulwicki	35	Quincy's Steak House	Ford	Bill Terry			496	0	0	running	8350	160
5	12	Kyle Petty	7	7-Eleven	Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		496	0	0	running	11050	155
6	23	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	8	Miller American	Buick	Stavola Brothers	Puryear		495	0	0	running	7680	150
7	20	Ken Schrader	90	Red Baron Frozen Pizza	Ford	Donlavey			493	0	0	running	7830	146
8	11	Bobby Allison	22	Miller American	Buick	Stavola Brothers	Baumgardner		492	0	0	running	6710	142
9	17	Derrike Cope	79	Western Peterbilt	Ford	Razore			489	0	0	running	2350	138
10	13	Jody Ridley	75	Nationwise Auto Parts	Pontiac	RahMoc	Pemberton		487	0	0	running	6620	134
11	25	Michael Waltrip	23	Hawaiian Punch	Pontiac	Bahari			484	0	0	running	2070	130
12	31	Jimmy Means	52	Means Racing	Pontiac	Means			479	0	0	running	5000	127
13	30	Jerry Cranmer	48	Fleet Service	Chevrolet	Hylton			465	0	0	running	4790	124
14	28	Trevor Boys	6	U.S. Racing	Chevrolet	Ulrich			465	0	0	running	4580	121
15	24	Buddy Arrington	67	Pannill Knitting	Ford	Arrington			464	0	0	engine	6120	118
16	19	Dave Marcis	71	Helen Rae Special	Chevrolet	Marcis			463	0	0	running	4245	115
17	6	Geoff Bodine	5	Levi Garrett	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Nelson		455	1	1	engine	7280	117
18	29	J.D. McDuffie	70	Rumple Furniture Co.	Pontiac	McDuffie			429	0	0	running	4035	109
19	21	Morgan Shepherd	94	Kodak Film	Pontiac	C and M			381	0	0	running	1525	106
20	1	Tim Richmond	25	Folgers	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Hyde	90.716	372	1	13	running	7440	108
21	3	Dale Earnhardt	3	Wrangler Jeans	Chevrolet	Childress	Shelmerdine		347	4	102	engine	9915	105
22	27	Mike Skinner	19	Zanworth Racing	Pontiac	Zanworth			344	0	0	running	1205	97
23	22	Jimmy Hensley	64	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Ford	Langley			326	0	0	oil pressure	3375	94
24	14	Tommy Ellis	18	Freedlander Financial	Chevrolet	Freedlander			301	1	36	engine	1185	96
25	15	Harry Gant	33	Skoal Bandit	Chevrolet	Needham	Carter		292	2	83	engine	9075	93
26	18	Neil Bonnett	12	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Johnson	Richert		267	1	5	engine	8265	90
27	2	Darrell Waltrip	11	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Johnson	Hammond		241	2	97	engine	12155	87
28	8	Richard Petty	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Inman		202	0	0	rear axle	3315	79
29	26	Doug Heveron	17	Hesco Exhaust Systems	Chevrolet	Hamby			78	0	0	fan belt	3295	76
30	5	Rusty Wallace	27	Alugard	Pontiac	Beadle	Dodson		56	0	0	engine	7125	73
31	9	Bill Elliott	9	Coors	Ford	Melling	Elliott		42	0	0	engine	9025	70

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Darrell Waltrip	1247	8	0	0	7	7
2	Dale Earnhardt	1242	8	1	2	4	6
3	Terry Labonte	1113	8	1	1	4	5
4	Rusty Wallace	1092	8	0	1	1	6
5	Kyle Petty	1082	8	0	1	2	5
6	Bill Elliott	1040	8	1	0	2	5
7	Bobby Allison	1018	8	0	0	2	6
8	Tim Richmond	1008	8	1	0	1	3
9	Geoff Bodine	1000	8	3	1	2	4
10	Ricky Rudd	987	8	0	1	3	3
11	Harry Gant	984	8	0	0	2	3
12	Richard Petty	890	8	0	0	1	2
13	Joe Ruttman	886	8	0	0	3	3
14	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	883	8	0	0	1	3
15	Neil Bonnett	880	8	0	0	1	3
16	Ken Schrader	880	8	0	0	0	2
17	Morgan Shepherd	813	7	0	1	2	2
18	Buddy Arrington	760	7	0	0	0	0
19	Alan Kulwicki	756	6	0	0	1	1
20	Tommy Ellis	749	7	0	0	0	0
21	Trevor Boys	737	8	0	0	0	0
22	Dave Marcis	715	8	0	0	0	1
23	Michael Waltrip	700	7	0	0	0	0
24	Ron Bouchard	678	7	0	0	0	1
25	Jody Ridley	652	6	0	0	0	1